Tag Archives: Andy Weir

HiRISE: Entrance to Mawrth Vallis

Posted on March 7, 2017 by rburnham

In Andy Weir’s “The Martian,” stranded astronaut Mark Watney drives from the Ares 3 landing site in Acidalia Planitia towards the Ares 4 landing site in Schiaparelli Crater via Mawrth Vallis. This image covers the entrance to Mawrth Vallis. (Have … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Western edge of Marth Crater

Posted on October 5, 2015 by rburnham

In the book “The Martian” by Andy Weir, stranded astronaut Mark Watney is headed for the Ares 4 landing site but encounters the rim of Marth Crater just as a dust storm arrives. This HiRISE image shows the nature of … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: From Ares 3 to Ares 4

Posted on October 2, 2015 by rburnham

We previously released stereo images of the Ares 3 landing site from Andy Weir’s “The Martian.” In the novel, stranded astronaut Mark Watney travels from the Ares 3 site to the Ares 4 site where a Mars Ascent Vehicle could … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Ares 3 landing site: fact meets fiction

Posted on September 30, 2015 by rburnham

Andy Weir, the author of the best-selling novel “The Martian,” had previously contacted the HiRISE team requesting that we take a picture of the Ares 3 landing site from his novel in Acidalia Planitia, within driving distance from the Pathfinder … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Ares 3 and ‘The Martian’

Posted on March 12, 2015 by rburnham

In The Martian [a novel] by Andy Weir (watch for the movie in late 2015), stranded astronaut Mark Watney spends most of his time at the “Ares 3” site in southern Acidalia Planitia. The book describes Acidalia as flat and … Continue reading →

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